Despite rich and growing school choice and school marketing literatures, little is known about if and how principals of zoned public elementary schools engage in marketing. We address this gap by drawing on in-depth interviews with principals of nine schools--in different neighborhoods--in the Baltimore school district. We find that principals…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how alternatively certified teachers who teach upper elementary in urban public schools describe the support needed in the teacher learning process to develop and retain alternatively certified teachers in the western United States. It was not known how alternatively certified…

The study was applied in the context of scholarly literature guided by the framework of social cognitive theory (SCT) to examine the role of urban elementary school administrators in school programming to support students with exceptionalities. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of an administrator in a teacher's ability to support…

Schools are complex and dynamic systems that require innovative leaders who are willing to invest in classroom teachers by giving them opportunities to lead beyond the four walls of the classroom. Because principals play an integral role in the academic achievement of students in their schools, it is incumbent upon principals to invest in teacher…

Literacy disparity is a widespread problem for schools across the country. Children with reading difficulties are present in every school in the United States. Although literacy is the foundation of all academics, many students lag behind regardless of their socioeconomic, racial, or gender status. There is mounting pressure on schools to produce…

Smart Board Technologies (SBTs) are prevalent in K-6 schools and teachers are expected to use them to enhance student learning. The Smart Board (SB) may not be used effectively in the classroom. The effective use of the SB increases student engagement and performance. To ensure the effective use of the SB, the principal's role is crucial. The…

Since the formation of schools, schools have developed ways of understanding discipline and ensuring a safe and orderly environment. Governmental personnel began to influence local school policies beginning in 1989, with United States President Ronald Reagan's "War on Drugs" campaign. This led to the creation and development of…

The representation of African American male teachers in elementary urban schools has decreased. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to investigate administrators' and African American male teachers' perceptions of how administrators are challenged to support the retention of African American male teachers in elementary and middle…

Purpose: This paper aims to describe the levels and type of contingency faced by school principals in Chile and the way certain aspects of the Chilean school system result in a greater or lesser presence of these contingencies. Design/methodology/approach: The results reported here are based on the application of a structured questionnaire to 381…

Purpose: This paper aims to highlight how a group of novice principals in Connecticut and New York used relational, dispositional and situational factors to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The study aims to support new principals and educational leaders. Design/methodology/approach: Using Mutch's (2015) dispositional, relational and…

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to explore the topic of principal coaching using principal supervisors. In the past, the traditional model of principal supervision focused on monitoring principals as building managers who hired and guided staff, cared for the building, and supervised the budget. However, today principals…

The purpose of this embedded descriptive case study was to describe job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction factors that influence urban teacher retention, along with looking at the influence and role of principal leadership through looking at the State of Texas Attrition Report, interviewing an elementary principal, and surveying the teachers at…

Differences in bullying rates between schools could be explained by school efficacy. This study examined the relationships among teachers' perceptions of principals' practices, school climate, and school collective efficacy to prevent bullying. The sample comprises 403 Mexican elementary-school teachers; 35% were male, and 65% were female. The…

While federal law requires public schools to provide students with disabilities a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, students with extensive support needs are excluded from general education at alarming rates, raising concerns about equity of access to education. Purposeful school systems in which students'…

In this qualitative ethnographic research study, I focused on a first-year assistant principal's leadership experiences in an urban PK-8 school environment and the coaching, mentoring, support, and training needed to develop an effective building administrator who will be retained in the assistant principal position. The guiding research questions…